The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-09-09

Wake Munnikhuysen he went to the Baltimore
Eye and Ear Hospital, last Friday, where DR..
Herbert Harlan successfully removed the eye,
it being impossible TO save the sight. 1t was
also feared that if allowed TO remain the sight
of the other eye would be destroyed through
sympathy
RAILROAD TREsTLE on FIRE.-Last Saturday
afternoon long trestle on the Maryland Cen.
trial Railroad, between Fallston and Baldwin,
was discovered to be on fire. The 20 train
from Bel Air was stopped on this side, when it
was found that the foot-board was burning.
The fire was easily extinguished and the dam.
age was trfing, 1t probably caught from the
freight train.
Last Sunday some stones were found on the
track of the Maryland Central Railroad, but the
discovery was made in time to prevent an acct.
dent. How they got there is not known.
A MAMMOTH CASTALoUPE.-We are indebted
to Mr. d. G. Wharton Smith for the largest
cantaloupe We have ever seen. 1t weighed 20h[
pounds, and measured three feet and one inch
in circumference, one way, and little over
three feet the other. 1t was grown by Mr..
Smiths gardener, Anthony FELTON,, in his gar.
den, at "Winston," near Darlington. This
monster cantaloupe upon being cut proved to
be as sweet and delicious In flavor az II WAS re-.
markable in size. In order to spare the color
ed po,,ulatIon meIop.colic reflections as we'll
as for the protection of their melon crops. we
advise farmers 10 procure seed of this variety
hecause vou know small bovs can't a lonns
with melons of sucb magnitude.
PERSONAL Ella Ewing, of Phi,adel.
phia, is visiting her sister, Mrs Sarah Mitchell
of Webster.
Mr.. John e. We'll, of the well.known firm "
L. P. We'll & Sons, Gay Street, Baltimore, spent
Sunday at the residence of County Commits.
sloner VIM A. Hope, near Taylor, where his
daughters, Annie and Neva, are staying.
Mrs. Joseph Gorrell, of Level, is reported 10
be very i'll.
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CHURCHvILLE NoTEs.-Mr. Jacob Shertzer
started on Tuesday morning for Penn Hill, Pa,
with thirty fresh cows.
Mr.. Miller last week shipped from Church
willie to Philadelphia 100 stock ewes.
Mr.. Joseph A. Ball shipped a car load Of
sheep, last Tuesday, from Churchville to Phila-
delpha.
Mrs. Jacob Shertzer is quite i'll with malaral
fever.
Miss E. Bradbury, who has been spending
several weeks with Miss F. Z. shertzer, at
Churchville has returned to her home in Bal.
timore.
Miss Kate shirk and Miss NJ. shertzer, of
Lancaster, Pa, have been spending several
weeks at the same place.
Miss Maggie Hutchinson, who has been sum-
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DEATH OF MIR. WIN. N. CRAIGumL.-Mr.
VIM. N Craighill, father of Rev. Jas. b. Craig.
hill, rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Bel
Air, died on Tuesday al his home in Charles
town, jefferson county. West Va, in his sOth
year. He was one of the Oldest aud best known
clllLeub Oh tndt county. PREVIOUS 10 tue late
waf he was cashier of the Valley Bank of
Charlestown. and was highly esteemed by the
entire community for his strict integrity and
faithful attention to his duties. After the war
he was EMPLOYED for several wears in Baltimore.
as A clerk in the office of his son. Col, VIM. p,
Craighlll, engineer U. s. army. He was de-
voted member of ;he Episcopal church and an
earnest worker in every benevolent enterprise.
He leaves widow, three daughters and five
sons, the latter being Col. VIM P. Craighll,
Rev. James b. Craighill, of Bel Air, and DIR. E.
A. Craighill, Robert T. Craighlll and George P.
Craighill, all prosperous business men of Lynch.
burg, Va.
Rev. Mr.. Craighll announces that he will. re.
sumo his duties at Bel Air and the Hickory next
Sunday.
DhNih VI ooshrn "a. EAH'hH'-'oseph II:
oa''e'' one Vi 'ne oest hno"n res'uents !"
ha''e ue nrace' uieu al MS hone, on Washing
ton street Wednesday, evening" in his Gnth